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phytoestrogens

phytoestrogens is the plural of phytoestrogen.

Meaning of phytoestrogen

Noun

phytoestrogen (plural phytoestrogens)

  1. A substance found in certain plants (such as genistein) which can produce effects like that of the hormone estrogen when ingested into the body.
    • Furthermore, Kumar et al. investigated the synergistic effects of three phytoestrogens (genistein, quercetin and biochanin A) and found that these phytoestrogens in combination had a more potent inhibitory effect on androgen-responsive prostate cancer cell growth in vitro.2015 July 25, “Divide and Conquer May Not Be the Optimal Approach to Retain the Desirable Estrogenic Attributes of the Cyclopia Nutraceutical Extract, SM6Met”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about phytoestrogens

What is phytoestrogens the plural of?
Phytoestrogens is the plural of phytoestrogen.

Words near phytoestrogens in the dictionary

  1. phytoequivalence
  2. phytoerythrin
  3. phytoerythrins
  4. phytoestrogen
  5. phytoestrogenic
  6. phytoestrogens
  7. phytoextract
  8. phytoextracted
  9. phytoextracting
  10. phytoextraction
  11. phytoextractions

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